If I meet and start going out with men they always say the same things, that I’m beautiful with a nice personality and I must have lots of guys after me. But that has never been the case and guys don’t often show interest in me, they might look interested but I rarely get asked out. I am worried about making mistakes. There is a guy I met recently who has texted me twice and I’ve texted him back. I’m not sure whether he’s interested in me. I am interested in him. But I’m shy and nervous about texting again although I want to. Are men put off when women show interest or take the lead? I’m thinking I’ll just have to wait for him to contact me. I’ve really enjoyed meeting and talking with him. I have been quite depressed lately though so not sure I can trust my emotions right now. And sometimes you go through life quite happily and don’t realise you feel lonely as far as being without a guy goes. That’s how I’ve felt and now I’m suddenly wanting more.
This guy put a kiss after each text he sent me. Never sure how much to read into that either. Although guys must find that even more confusing as women tend to send kisses to everyone!
Think he might be interested. He’s just texted asking me some questions about myself. Hmm I’m enjoying this!
Where I was brought up we were taught that it was always polite to smile at strangers if you happened to meet their eye in the street. Now I am 21 and permanently living in the UK, and as I always have I try to smile at anyone my eyes meet. However, recently I’ve been getting more and more disgusted, or simply dirty, looks, when I do this, especially from girls of around my age. After telling someone I know how strange I thought this was, she told me her theory that in general, British people, especially young women, think that when a man smiles at them it means they think they are fit/sexy/beautiful and that it means I want to ask them out or just plain have sex with them. I’d never heard anything like that before, does anyone else have any experience of this or theories of their own?